Learn Dutch: Camping Gear – Picture Crossword for Kids

In this picture crossword your child looks at a small drawing, thinks of the word for it in Dutch, and writes that word one letter at a time into the grid. The pictures show the tents, torches and backpacks, and each one is a gentle first lesson in Dutch vocabulary. Where two Dutch words cross, they share a letter, so a word your child has already solved quietly hints at the next. That makes it word-naming and spelling rolled into one: your child names the picture in Dutch, then spells it out carefully, letter by letter, until the boxes are full. There is no clock and no score here, just a calm puzzle where every drawing turns into a Dutch word and the whole grid slowly fills in.

A picture, a Dutch word, plenty of boxes: your child names the tents, torches and backpacks and writes the matching Dutch word in letter by letter. Spelling matters at every step, since the words interlock and share letters where they meet. This is Dutch spelling made hands-on and a friendly vocabulary practice all in one. With no score to chase, your child may puzzle, erase, and reconsider until the whole grid stands. And when the last word lands, the proud look at a completed puzzle belongs entirely to them. Dutch likes to join small words together, so a single word can grow surprisingly long.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Dutch? Then keep going! The crosswords about the supermarket things and the ones with camping gear hold fresh pictures, new Dutch words, and new crossings to puzzle over. And once your child is really in the swing of it, there is a whole free collection built around the camping gear — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Dutch stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!